Power outage causes issues with Blue Jays vs. Tigers broadcast

The broadcast of Thursday night’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers experienced significant issues due to a power outage.

Viewers of both Bally Sports Detroit and SportsNet One were limited in what they saw and heard for a long portion of the game.

Toronto’s play-by-play announcer, Dan Shulman took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the issue.

“Gang, the entire truck compound here at Comerica has lost power,” Shulman said. “Our show and Tigers show both down. They’re working on it.”

Gang, the entire truck compound here at Comerica has lost power. Our show and Tigers show both down. They’re working on it.

— Dan Shulman (@DShulman_ESPN) May 23, 2024

Bally Sports Detroit later sent out a similar update.

The Tigers broadcast is experiencing technical difficulties due to a power outage in the truck compound at Comerica Park. We are working hard to resolve this issue. Thank you for your patience.

— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) May 23, 2024

The issue limited what viewers could see. The main camera, focusing on the pitcher and hitter, was fine but was also the only camera available. So, any plays made outside of that window were not visible. The audio also had issues, with the sound either being down or completely off and not synched up to the video.

Tigers and Blue Jays are battling through technical difficulties from a power outage as they broadcast tonight’s game pic.twitter.com/vucELW0YTT

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 23, 2024

TAke a look, y’all: IKF_HR.mp4 pic.twitter.com/wBnICwD6ny

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) May 23, 2024

The matter was resolved in the bottom of the sixth inning, with both broadcasts returning to their normal setup.

[Dan Shulman, Bally Sports Detroit, Talkin’ Baseball. Photo Credit: Bally Sports Detroit (via Toronto Blue Jays on X)]